colletta smith, thank— feel the impact of that.ukrainian airforce says it destroyed dozens of russian drones launched in an overnight attack on areas including the capital, kyiv. on the frontline, there appears to be a virtual stalemate, with russia making very limited gains in small pockets in the east. drones have changed the way war is fought. quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway have been with one ukranian drone unit on the front. with one ukrainian drone unit on the front. russia's invasion has cast ukraine into darkness. a new deadly threat from above has thrown its people deep into war�*s bleak future. hidden in underground command centres in kharkiv, the national guard's drone teams battle day and night to keep the threat at bay. an fp drone can take 1kg or 2kg bomb that hits it directly to the enemy shelter, enemy infantry and enemy armoured vehicle. they are cheap and devastatingly precise. here, aeneas's team hunts a russian soldier. there is no way to be alive, after fp drone hitting. and another thre

colletta smith, bbc news.ns "a gimmick", but energy secretary ed miliband insists the new company is "absolutely the right plan". the mandate on which this government was elected was to make us what we call a clean energy superpower, to drive forward investment in renewables, in nuclear, in clean energy, to get off that dependence on fossilfuels. now, gb energy — great british energy — is one of the most important tools in the box to help us do that. a publicly—owned energy generation company, investing in that clean power to get us off our dependence on fossil fuels, create good jobs and, frankly, generate wealth for the country. fraser stewart works for the independent, not—for—profit energy research organisation regen, where he leads work on making the transition to net zero work for communities. thank you for being with us. we were hearing in the report the government is committing 8.3 billion to this idea. but actually, 60 billion is needed from private investment and there are questions around whether th

colletta smith, bbc news, in bolton.onalise nearly all passenger rail services, when existing contracts expire. there are plans for new rail infrastructure in northern england. meanwhile, local authorities in england will be able to run the buses in their area. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. the king's speech included laws which are set to usher in big changes to our transport networks. on the railway, the eye—catching nationalisation plan, which labour had promised, is now going to be put in motion. currently, a number of passenger rail services of passenger rail services are publicly run. but, where private operators currently hold contracts, they'll be brought under public control as they expire over the coming years — or, the government says, if they don't fulfil commitments, so don't expect it all to change overnight. a new arm's—length body called great british railways will bring together the management of tracks and other infrastructure and trains. it'll probably take at least 18 months to set u

colletta smith, bbc news, in bolton.rail services, when existing contracts expire, and local councils and authorities will be offered the responsibility of running buses in their area. there are also plans to bring new rail infrastructure to northern england. here's our transport correspondent, katie austin. the king's speech included laws to make some key parts of the labour government's transport plans possible — for example, on the railway, which has faced significant challenges recently. a number of passenger services are already publicly run. but, where private operators currently hold contracts, they'll be brought under public control as they expire over the coming years — or, the government says, if they don't fulfil commitments, so don't expect it all to change overnight. a new arm's—length body called great british railways will bring together the management of tracks and other infrastructure and trains. it'll probably take at least 18 months to set up, although there'll be a shadow structure in the meantime. it

colletta smith, bbc news. breaking news.nce his candidacy for the conservative party leader position. he promises to win back reform uk voters who left the tories in the last election and he was the former housing secretary and immigration minister. he is the third candidate to announce a bid for tory leadership. that was after the former home secretaryjames leadership. that was after the former home secretary james cleverly put his hat in the ring and former security minister tom tugendhat. and you will probably remember mrjenn richt is —— resigned from the cabinet last december saying the government's rwanda legislation didn't go far enough. so a third candidate for the tory leadership announcing they will run. robert jenrick is the latest. we will bring you continuing coverage of the post office inquiry. the former business secretary sir vince cable is giving evidence. the inquiry is examining how hundreds of sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted for issues caused by a bug in the horizon it system. page iii. paragraph 4

colletta smith, bbc news. announce he's running to be leader of the conservative party, promising to win back reform uk voters. he becomes the third conservative to enter the race following the former home secretary james cleverly and former security minister tom tugendhat, who said he is not afraid to leave the european court of human rights if he the leadership. tote to leave the european court of human rights if he the leadership.— rights if he the leadership. we need to be absolutely _ rights if he the leadership. we need to be absolutely clear _ rights if he the leadership. we need to be absolutely clear that _ rights if he the leadership. we need to be absolutely clear that the - rights if he the leadership. we need to be absolutely clear that the onesl to be absolutely clear that the ones we are members of the liver for the british people, and where they do not, they can be reformed, maybe we can derogate, as i have been calling for since 2013, or if it needs to, we should leave them, because this is ab

colletta smith, bbc news, in harwich. asylum system. ms cooper said the processing would be part of the government's new plan which also includes scrapping the rwanda scheme, creating a new border command unit, and having a "serious" return and enforcement process. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has announced plans for a new body, skills england, to reduce what the government says is an over—reliance on foreign workers. speaking at the farnborough airshow in hampshire, he said the aim of the organisation was to develop training plans for sectors that are currently reliant on overseas workers to fill roles. we are going to make sure that there are highly motivated, ambitious, talented young people who want to work in your business. that is our long—term ambition. we are going to fire up the training of more uk workers, and match people's aspirations, which i know are there, with more opportunity. it comes as the education secretary told the bbc that one of the other main levers for high—level skills — universities —

colletta smith, bbc news, in bolton.tionalise nearly all passenger rail services when existing contracts expire, and local councils and authorities will be offered the responsibility of running busses in their area. there are also plans to bring new rail infrastructure to northern england. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. the king's speech included laws which are set to usher in big changes to our transport networks. on the railway, the eye—catching nationalisation plan which labour had promised is now going to be put in motion. currently, a number of passenger services are already publicly—run, but where private operators currently hold contracts, they'll be brought under public control as they expire over the coming years — or, the government says, if they don't fulfil commitments, so don't expect it all to change overnight. a new arm's—length body called great british railways will bring together the management of tracks and other infrastructure and trains. it'll probably take at least 18 months to set

colletta smith, bbc news, in bolton.tronger anti—terror plans. and a hillsborough law would introduce a legal duty of candour for public servants, honouring a decades—long campaign from the families of those who died in the disaster. lauren moss has the details. without the support, we wouldn't have got this far, honestly. figen murray has campaigned tirelessly for a new law to protect the public after the death of her son martyn and others in the manchester arena bombing in 2017. it was the deadliest terror attack on uk soil in the last decade. martyn's law was originally proposed under the conservative government, but didn't come to pass before the election. now, labour's committed to bringing in a new bill that will force public premises and events across the uk to put in specific protections to reduce the risk of an attack. measures will be introduced to improve the safety and security of public venues and help to keep the british public safe from terrorism. absolutely delighted that it's in. totally thrilled about i

our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith, is here. we colletta smith, is here. are always interestedthey likely to change? for bills. how and when are they likely to chance? ., . , ., , bills. how and when are they likely to chance? ., . ,., , , ., to change? for customers it is worth remembering _ to change? for customers it is worth remembering none _ to change? for customers it is worth remembering none of— to change? for customers it is worth remembering none of these - to change? for customers it is worth remembering none of these changes are imminent. as simon was saying, this is the draft plans from the regulators. there is another six months of runs between the regulator and the water companies to see what the final figure will be before it is fixed in december. we will not see any increases or falls until april, it is from april onwards and it is for the next five years they are being agreed. a little bit of time. the average figures, some of them really are eye watering. as we were seeing in that film, southern water are looking at a 44% increase, pushing bills up to more t

colletta smith, bbc news. we're nowjoined by our business editor, simonjack.ly it will bring down people's bills. i guess what a lot of viewers will be interested in is whether that'll be the case. do you it will? ~ , , . ., it will? well, he seems confident that eventually _ it will? well, he seems confident that eventually that _ it will? well, he seems confident that eventually that will - it will? well, he seems confident that eventually that will happen l it will? well, he seems confident i that eventually that will happen but it will not happen overnight because this is a gargantuan undertaking, a massive manifesto pledge to have a state owned company that will operate, run, manage and also co—invest with private capital to accelerate the transition to decarbonise the electricity supply by 2030, a target many think is unrealistic. this teaming up with the crown estate, if you like the crown estate is the landlord of the sea and if you get them on board hopefully then you can speed up the process. but it's not easy to do, they will have to draft in a lot

colletta, smith, bbc news. —— colletta smith, bbc news.ople, symbolism will only get them so far unless this brings down bills. it is clear this brings down bills. it is clear this government knows that ultimately this will be the test of the policy. ultimately this will be the test of the oli . . .. ultimately this will be the test of the oli . ., ,, i. ultimately this will be the test of the oli . . ~' . a crowd of protesters gathered outside rochdale police station in greater manchester overnight — demonstrating against an incident in which a video after a video emerged showing a police officer kicking a man in the head at manchester airport. our correspondent lauren moss is following the story. what more can you tell us? what do you know? what more can you tell us? what do ou know? , , ., , what more can you tell us? what do ou know? ,,., , , you know? this protest took place after a video _ you know? this protest took place after a video emerged _ you know? this protest took place after a video emerged on - you know? this protest took

colletta smith, bbc news. let's bring you some pictures from the scene of where keir starmer is due to. he will be... is doing a visit in the north—west to highlight the government's promises on green energy. they will give a 3p over the course of the parliament to invest in green energy. —— three 8p. robert jenrick has decided to participate in the conservative leadership election. hejoins two in the conservative leadership election. he joins two others in the conservative leadership election. hejoins two others in in the conservative leadership election. he joins two others in the race to replace rishi sunak. tell us more about robertjenrick and right he isjoining the race. he more about robert jenrick and right he is joining the race.— he is “oining the race. he becomes the he is joining the race. he becomes the third candidate _ he is joining the race. he becomes the third candidate to _ he is joining the race. he becomes the third candidate to put - he is joining the race. he becomes the third candidate to put himselfl the third candidate to put himself forward. it has been appare

colletta smith there.political advisers will meet the democratic senatorial campaign committee on thursday to discuss the concerns. hollywood a—listers, some of them influential democratic fundraisers, have also voiced doubts aboutjoe biden's viability as a candidate. george clooney wrote an opinion piece in the new york times urging the president to drop out. now another big hollywood name, oscar winner michael douglas, has told the bbc of his concerns. he's been speaking to our correspondent tom brook in new york. let me ask you something that's on a lot of people's minds. what are your thoughts about president biden? should he drop out of the race? could he? yes, he could. should he? um... it's a painful, painful decision because i admire the man tremendously. i personally had a fundraiser for him at our house in april, and i think he's done an incrediblejob. but i am worried, not this week or next week, but let's say next year. and it's just so hard for me to imagine a man four—and—a—half years down th

here's our correspondent colletta smith. we asked what you wanted to talk about this election.u have plenty to say. there is no dentists around here to do nhs and it's appalling, really. my message would be to the next prime minister, whoever that might be, prioritise mental health. where we live and how we pay for it has been central. the subject that really concerns me is housing for our young people. it was very frustrating and challenging finding the apartment in the first place. the market was incredibly saturated with people looking for the same sort of thing, and the cost aside from that was just remarkable. and the dream of homeownership is drifting away for many. i don't want to give up, i really don't. i really, really would love to have something of our own. it just feels like we're fighting a losing battle. the future of energy and net zero goals have been a hot topic as well. when it comes to backing a huge project like this that can actually get us there, they're not interested. in powys in wales, i heard the concerns about a wind turbine plant and a 60 mile pylon

our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith, gave us her analysis.r has set the level that people's water bills across england and wales will be allowed to increase from next april, so it is a price period from 2025 until 2030. they are looking at those annual bill rises of £19 extra a year. that is what the regulator has suggested across the board as an average but it varies dramatically depending on where you are in england and wales and who supplies your water as a result. as you say, thames water have been the major focus over recent months. they are in significant financial difficulty at the moment and we have seen huge environmental impact that company has been involved in, with serious sewage spills into rivers, lakes and concerns over water quality in those areas. what has happened this morning is the regulator have said that that's the level in different areas that bills can be raised by and already the water companies have hit back and said, if we are not allowed to raise bills by more than we are not going to be able to fix the leaks, make

saying she needs to repair a "black hole" in public finances. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith change their plans. as of this week most of them will no longer get a winter fuel payment. i them will no longer get a winter fuel payment.— them will no longer get a winter fuel pa ment. , ., . , ., fuel payment. i understand cuts have to be made but— fuel payment. i understand cuts have to be made but it _ fuel payment. i understand cuts have to be made but it is _ fuel payment. i understand cuts have to be made but it is a _ fuel payment. i understand cuts have to be made but it is a shock. - fuel payment. i understand cuts have to be made but it is a shock. the - to be made but it is a shock. the old people _ to be made but it is a shock. the old people that _ to be made but it is a shock. the old people that couldn't afford to put the _ old people that couldn't afford to put the heating on last year with the allowance, how are they going to -et the allowance, how are they going to get on _ the allowance, how are they going to get on this_ the allowance, how are they going to get

here�*s our correspondent colletta smith. we asked what you wanted to talk about this election.t be, prioritise mental health. where we live and how we pay for it has been central. the subject that really concerns me is housing for our young people. it was very frustrating and challenging finding the apartment in the first place. the market was incredibly saturated with people looking for the same sort of thing and the cost aside from that was just remarkable. and the dream of homeownership is drifting away from many. i don�*t want to get give up, i really don�*t. i really, really would love to have something of our own. it just feels like we're fighting a losing battle. the future of energy and net zero goals have been a hot topic as well. when it comes to backing a huge project like this that can actually get us there, they�*re not interested. in powys in wales, i heard the concerns about a wind turbine plant and a 60 mile turbine corridor. turbine plant and a 60 mile pylon corridor. my father was brought up just over the hill. so it means a lot to us all. high levels of immig

and with water bills due to rise by at least 20% in england, bbc cost—of—living correspondent colletta smithlly, i am on my own. i hope you are not — have sally, i am on my own. i hope you are not calling _ have sally, i am on my own. i hope you are not calling her— have sally, i am on my own. i hope you are not calling her a _ have sally, i am on my own. i hope you are not calling her a plant. - you are not calling her a plant. especially— you are not calling her a plant. especially not _ you are not calling her a plant. especially not a _ you are not calling her a plant. especially not a cheese - you are not calling her a plant. especially not a cheese plant. i you are not calling her a plant. - especially not a cheese plant. thank you very much indeed we will see you at 9:30am. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i�*mjim wheble. well, it was a dramatic night of football to the say the least for fans across the capital, watching england lose the euros final. this was the moment the 15,000 strong crowd at the o2 celebrated, as eng